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Ocean Heat Content

Note: The Ocean Heat Content (OHC) is estimated to absorb/contain 90% of the total heat energy that enters the Earth climate system from the sun. Therefore the ocean heat content can be considered the best measure of global warming or cooling over relevant time periods. As can be seen in the graph below the OHC is steadily rising. This is a confirming line of evidence that global warming has not stopped or paused between 1996 and 2014.

Period of Record Time series

Antarctic Oscillation (AAO index)

Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO)

Red and blue colored dots represent positive and negative correlations of Northern Hemisphere summer rainfall with the AMO index. When the AMO is positive (warm Atlantic) there is less rainfall over most of the United States and northeastern South America, and more rainfall in southern Alaska, northern Europe, west Africa and Florida.